Blog Tour and Review: If....Lost and Found by Jackie Mae

Traveling abroad, Sabrina’s grand adventure is about to change. Needing to go home and rectify the wrongs that are hovering ever constant around her, she finds herself thrust into a whole new set of truths she must confront. What if she had chosen differently? What if she had followed her parents’ guidance? Acceptance, freedom, being a worldly woman, had all seemed so important. Now, however, her path will lead her into the unknown. On her own, she must confront her fears head-on. When she meets “dream man,” she dares to hope, but life has its own plan. Is she strong enough for what destiny has in store for her? What will the cost be this time?

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I like this kind of book the author always starts off with what "If" could mean.

"If -I were a better person, if-I were rich and so forth. That one little word can take you places or make you crazy...."
How true is that when you really think about that. In this story of If...Lost or Found we are with Sabrina who works hard to get her degree in Meteorology. We see the choices that Sabrina makes from the beginning. All choices led to something in her life. When she meets Ethan she doesn't know much about him but we slowly start seeing his true colors will she find out too late?

It really does have you think what if you did this instead of that what would be the outcome. I love how each book has a new character and a new story with it.

The author did a great job with this novella that you don't end with questions but you feel everything was resolved.

At the end I am glad who Sabrina ended up becoming and the happiness she found.

“If,” could mean different things to different people. If—I
were a better person. If—I were rich, thinner, or prettier. If—I
were black, white, Asian, male or female, shorter or taller. If—I
had been born to a different set of parents. If—I had more friends.
If—I had a better job. If. That one little word can take you places
or make you crazy…

“I used to. Now I live on the other side of town,” he stated.

Why?
“Why do you drive out of your way, just to come here? There must be
a dozen places you could eat at that are closer.”

“None of those places have you.”

She felt like a sinkhole had just swallowed her up and she found it
hard to breathe. “Me?”

“Yes. You.”

Sabrina might have acted differently, if she hadn’t known. But, she
did know, and that made all the difference…

Sabrina worked the third shift Friday and Saturday nights at Mike’s
Dine-In Café & Carryout. She also worked part-time at R&P
Insurance Company Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 2, all while
finishing up her degree in Meteorology. She would be getting her B.S.
Although she knew she would eventually need her Master’s to secure
a good paying job, she figured getting a lower paying job in
Meteorology would be infinitely higher in pay than either of her
present jobs, and more than both jobs combined.

She was in her last semester. It had been quite the struggle. She
remembered vividly all the details from the last four years. She
often wondered what would have been different if she had stayed home
and went to school. Would things have been different if she had
heeded her parent’s wishes? All those lectures from Mom and Dad
haunted her. They had practically begged her to go to college right
after graduation. They had even offered to pay for it, because they
all knew her grades were not good enough to secure a scholarship. It
wasn’t that she was a bad student; she just had ‘learning
deficiencies,’ as mom put it, that her teachers didn’t
understand. Try as she might, she couldn’t conform to the rest of
her classes’ learning techniques.

Her
parents had told her to apply for financial aid, that, if needed,
they would pay her way. But there was a big, bold, world out there
waiting for one Sabrina A. Jeffries and she had wanted more. It would
be thrilling. No more little town that didn’t understand her needs.
The mere idea that she would be making her own decisions, living as
she designed, making her own mark on humanity, was compelling. It was
as if the world had been waiting for her to grow into her own—waiting
for her to fulfill her destiny. For this group of people, called herhometown, she
bitterly thought they disparaged her spirit. There was no doubt in
her mind, she was meant for a grand adventure.

She rationalized the notion of taking one year off to ‘live and
learn,’ to really find herself, to explore all the possibilities
that life had to offer, and then she would come home and start
school, as was expected of her. No amount of ‘talking to’ or
censure would dissuade her.

She had promised her parents no more than one year. But one year had
led to two, then three, then four. Four long years had gone by in a
flash and she found herself missing both her parents and hometown.
She was now a woman; a learned and experienced woman of the world.
She had traveled extensively throughout Europe.

Her very first stop was in the beautiful country of the Netherlands.
She lived there for about the first six months. Those six months,
really five months, twelve days, and about seven and a half hours,
had been a real eye opener. It had been the first place in a long
line of places she landed without much of a plan or care.

Sitting at a little outdoor café beside the rail station in
Rotterdam, Holland, Sabrina was busy sifting through her purse for a
map. Looking for lodging, she was already having second thoughts
about her rash plan to find a place to stay when she saw a place she
liked.

A good-looking, tall, dark man with wavy hair interrupted her
thoughts when he sat down at the table. This was a suave, super cool,
good looking man, and he was looking at her, smiling. He wore a
leather jacket with the lapels turned up and tight dark pants. His
shoulder length jet-black hair and green shaded eyes made him the
best eye candy she’d seen in a good long while. No one in her
hometown looked like this. No one. Looking at him resulted in an
electrification of the senses. Heat had been rising right there in
the middle of the town square; it was a new and thrilling experience
for Sabrina.

Jackie Mae is an award-winning author. She writes in several genres including new adult, women’s fiction, contemporary romance, paranormal, mystery/thriller/suspense, science fiction, and juvenile fiction for the middle grade.

In the “If…” series, what-ifs will be taken to a whole new level. What if you knew your future? What if you could change your destiny? What if you couldn’t? Faced with choices, what would you do?

In addition to the “If…” series, she also writes a series called, THE DARKEST SERIES, which chronicles women who struggle with their new found psychic abilities while trying to stop an invasion.

Jackie Mae's children’s chapter book series, A Taylor and Alan Adventure, is co-authored with her young granddaughter, Alison Taylor. In the Taylor and Alan Adventures, where faction meets fiction, you will meet Taylor and Alan a sister/brother duo, who are called on to help the good wizards of the land. Artfully weaving rich history into the story, it instills the concept of being mindful and respectful of the environment while appropriately thrilling the young audience. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Caitlin Dunbar Nature Center to help support Girl Scouts. This juvenile fiction series for the middle grade is sure to please readers.

Jackie also finds time to volunteer within her community. “Giving back is a big part of who I am.” When she is not volunteering she is writing, gardening, or spending time with her grandchildren.

Her latest book is the New Adult/contemporary romance/paranormal, If…Lost or Found.

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